Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria
Algeria: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8615 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.8615
World rank
97th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.8615
in 2019
All-time low
0.146
in 1971
Years of data
5
1971–2019
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria, 1971–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria stood at 0.8615. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria peaked at 0.8615 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.146, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 97th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.146 | — |
| 2006 | 0.7795 | +433.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7992 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8077 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8615 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7894 | 0.7795 | 0.7992 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8346 | 0.8077 | 0.8615 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.48 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Algeria was 0.8615 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8615 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Algeria ranks 97th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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